Tom Westcott
Journalist
Herald Libya Articles

UNHCR blankets hanging out to dry in the camp (Photo: Tom Westcott) Tripoli, 12 December 2014: Two days of pouring rain in Tripoli have worsened the already desperate conditions faced by displaced Tawergha residents in camps, which they say Libya and the world has forgotten about. The rough track leading to the Airport Road camp was badly-flooded today, and, inside the camp, muddied puddles stretched between the single-story prefabricated houses that accommodate some 1,500 people

ICC rules Libyan non-compliance in Saif case, refers Libya to UN Security Council By Tom Westcott. Saif when he first appeared by video link in the Tripoli courtroom (Photo: Tom Westcott) Tripoli, 11 December 2014: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a finding of non-compliance after Libya’s repeated failure to hand over Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi to stand trial in the Hague. It has referred the case to the UN Security Council.

UN not allowed private meeting with Saadi during prison visit By Tom Westcott. Saadi Qaddafi in Hadba Prison 14 November 2014: A team from the UN Special Mission in Libya visited Saadi Qaddafi at Tripoli’s Hadba prison in . . . October but did conduct a planned interview because a private meeting was not allowed. The visit has only come to public attention after the head of the investigation department for the General Attorney’s office, Sadiq Al-Sour, cited the UN’s visit as evidence.